Obviously, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus will slay Samsung Galaxy Y Duos in almost all departments save one or two. But since they're practically in the same midrange price bracket in Samsung's 2012 smartphone line-up and we have both units in our TP Hideout anyway, I thought "Why not?!" So here you go, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus S7500 vs Samsung Galaxy Y Duos S6102.

Design and Construction Face-off!

Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus and Samsung Galaxy Y Duos, respectively.

Samsung Galaxy Y Duos on top of Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus

As you can see, the two handsets don a similar design identity. We'll find the glass capacitive touchscreen, glossy plastic back case and metal lining on the sides. Looking at them side by side, you'll instantly know that they belong in the same generation or that Samsung released them almost at the same time.

TP Verdict: While Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus is bigger, Y Duos has slightly thicker metal accents - giving it a tad more solid feel - and a larger - more pronounce - home button. Really, this could have been an even face-off if it weren't for the fact that Y Duos lacks a scratch-resistant Gorilla Glass screen which Ace Plus has. All things considered (or maybe, just looking at the screen which is - for me - a 'make or break' territory), I'll give this round to Ace Plus.

Clearly, Samsung Galaxy Ace Plus' specifications stand head and shoulders above those of Samsung Galaxy Y Duos; From processor to camera, display size to internal storage -- heck, almost all of it. Almost.

Interestingly, despite having more power-hungry innards and multimedia features, Ace Plus' battery is only the same as Y Duos'; a 1300 mAh Li-Ion pack. From my experience with both handsets and understandably so, I get slightly longer uptime with the latter - if a bit. Ace Plus gives me around 6 hours of uptime with regular use (web-browsing, watching videos, listening to music, etc.) while I get around 7 with Y Duos.

But if there's one feature that could make some Android fans easily choose Y Duos over Ace Plus, it has to be the Dual SIM Dual Standby functionality. Let's face it, there are consumers who prefer to keep more than one contact number for their own purposes. Y Duos is for people who want to experience the benefits of the Android platform on a Dual SIM handset but aren't keen on spending too much money on it.

So which phone to choose?

The price difference between these two midrange smartphones is around Php 5,000. If you're trying to choose between them and you're leaning towards Ace Plus, ask yourself if all the better features that you can get with the phone could explain the amount.

Personally, I'd choose Ace Plus for two reasons; One, because of its overall performance and set of features (especially the 5 MegaPixel camera with autofocus lens and LED flash, I need that in my work) and two, simply because I like its name.